Online phlebotomy class to begin in June

NATCHITOCHES - An online phlebotomy technician training class will be offered by Northwestern State University's Office of Electronic and Continuing Education in Alexandria beginning June 24 in Room 164 of NSU's Cenla campus at 1410 Neel Kirby Blvd. The deadline to register is June 19.

This seven-week course is broken down into four parts. The first part will bea mandatory face-to-face orientation class meeting at the NSU Cenla Campus, Monday, June 24. The second part will be seven weeks of online classroom instruction. The third part will be a Resume Builder/Job Prep instructional portion. The last part will be a face-to-face, hands-on-portion which will meet August 5-9.This course is designed to teach entry level phlebotomy skills to students interested in pursuing a career in phlebotomy. Students are required to complete classroom instruction and 50 venipunctures before they will be allowed to take the National Board Exam. Upon satisfactory completion of this course, students will be eligible to take the National Board Certification Exam on site through the National Healthcareer Association. This course also includes Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association.

Class times, course requirements, fees and other details are available at checkout.nsula.edu or by calling (800) 376-2422 or (318) 357-6355. Stay up to date with course offerings by following NSULA Continuing Education on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NSULA.ContinuingEducation.